Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

First sessions can feel like a lot—especially if you’ve never done therapy before, or if you’ve had to sit through ones that didn’t feel safe or real. Here’s what I want you to know: this isn’t a test, and you don’t have to come in with the perfect words or a polished story. In our first session, we’ll slow things down. We’ll talk about what therapy is (and isn't) and what you can expect from therapy. From there, we will talk more about you - what brings you in, what you’ve been carrying, and what you’re hoping for in this work. You can share as much or as little as you’re ready for—there’s no pressure to unpack everything right away. In fact, I’d rather we build trust before we dig deep. I'll ask some questions to get a sense of what your world looks like—past and present—but I’m not here to check boxes or diagnose your pain out of context. I’m here to understand you. Your story. Your strengths. Your survival. You’ll get a feel for how I work, and we’ll talk about what support could look like moving forward. If something feels off, you get to say so. This is your space, and your voice matters from the very beginning. No judgment. No masks. No need to perform. Just you, showing up as you are. That’s more than enough.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

I don’t do therapy from a pedestal. I’m not here to fix you, analyze you from across the room, or hand you some generic five-step plan to healing. What I do offer is presence. Realness. A trauma-informed space where all parts of you are welcome—including the messy, tender, and complicated ones that maybe haven’t had room to breathe before. My approach is rooted in deep respect for your story and your nervous system. That means we go at your pace. We don’t crack things open just to dig around—we build safety first. I use methods like EMDR and trauma-sensitive yoga to help your body process what your mind has been holding onto for too long. But more than any method, what makes this work effective is the relationship we build. One that’s based on trust, honesty, and the belief that you deserve to feel whole. I don’t see clients as problems to solve—I see people who’ve adapted brilliantly to impossible situations. And while those survival strategies kept you going, I help you gently unlearn what’s no longer serving you, so you can make room for something new: peace. Boundaries. Self-trust. Joy that doesn’t feel out of reach. Healing here doesn’t mean becoming someone else. It means becoming more of who you already are—underneath the armor. This isn’t surface-level work. But it’s real. And real is where things start to change.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

If you’ve spent years holding it all together, keeping the peace, reading the room before you walk into it, or shape-shifting just to survive—this space is for you. I work best with folks who’ve lived through the kind of trauma that doesn’t always have a name or a single origin story. The slow-burn kind. The kind that left you feeling unseen, unheard, or unsafe to just be. You might be the high achiever who’s secretly unraveling, the caretaker who’s never been taken care of, or the one who’s always been “the strong one” and is quietly falling apart inside. You may be carrying a constant hum of anxiety or shame, numb and disconnected - even from yourself, angry and don't know where to put it, exhausted from people-pleasing and over-functioning, struggling with identity, boundaries, or feeling like you even know who you are, or if you've ever been told you're too sensitive, too intense, too emotional - or not enough of something else - then yeah, we are probably going to get along. I hold space for clients who are ready to stop shrinking, start healing, and come home to themselves. You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to be willing to show up.